All the stories tagged with Android
Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.
HTC Sync Update Allows Users To Install Non-market Apps On The HTC Aria
07/12/2010, Here’s some rather good news for HTC Aria owners. Turns out that the latest update to HTC Sync allows users to install third-party .APK files on non-rooted devices, something which AT&T generally does not allow. It could be an indication [...]
Google App Inventor Allows Anyone To Create Android Apps
07/12/2010, Google has unveiled its latest tool to help its Android platform get one over its competitors – the Google App Inventor. The goal of this tool is to allow almost anybody to create applications for Android phones, not just programmers. [...]
Fujitsu Gearing Up To Release An Android-powered Phone In Japan
07/12/2010, Reports are going around that Fujitsu is busy working on an Android-powered smartphone. Details are still quite scarce as the moment, but it seems that the phone should be arriving next year, and NTT DoCoMo will be the carrier offering it. [...]
Google Open Spot Android App Helps You Find Unoccupied Parking Spots
07/12/2010, Here’s a rather interesting app from Google – Open Spot. This Android 2.0 (and above) app allows users to search for unclaimed parking spaces that have been reported by other Open Space users. Once the spot is marked, its color [...]
eBay internationalizes eBay for Android app
07/09/2010, eBay has plans for the world to participate in worldwide shopping, internationalizing its popular eBay application for Android which can be downloaded for free in the Android Market in Australia, Canada and the UK. This updated international Android application will [...]
AppBrain ready to rock your Android device with Fast Web Installer
07/08/2010, Google has announced its plans to introduce a web interface for the Android Market which enables one to discover new apps, followed by installing them on the smartphone using but a single button click. This is where the third-party app [...]
Android platform gains more market share
07/08/2010, The smartphone market in the US is slowly growing, and in the latest quarter, the Android platform actually gained market share, while all the other top 5 rivals conceded ground to Google’s open source operating system. For those who love [...]
MeeGo trounces Android 2.2 in JavaScript rendering
07/08/2010, While we know that Android 2.2 owns iOS4 where JavaScript is concerned, along goes the Aava MeeGo development platform which goes one up on Android 2.2, achieving compared to 5795 ms (lower is better). Of course, this could be partly [...]
AT&T Samsung Captivate Arriving On July 18th For $200
07/08/2010, Folks who are looking forward to getting hold of the Samsung Captivate on AT&T should take note that the device will be hitting stores on July 18th, and will set you back a good $200 on contract. While AT&T hasn’t [...]
Rumor: HTC Ace Android 3.0 Phone
07/07/2010, This is still very much a rumor at this point, but word is going around that HTC is coming up with the HTC Ace, which will look something like the HTC Droid Incredible. It wasn’t exactly mentioned when this phone [...]
ezGear Surfboard 700 Android Tablet
07/07/2010, Folks who are in the market for a tablet device will probably check out ezGear’s newly released Surfboard 700 tablet. Pricing wasn’t mentioned, but you’re currently able to make a reservation on the device. Technical specifications of the ezGear Surfboard [...]
iOS4 vs Android 2.2 on JavaScript’s terms
07/07/2010, Don’t you just love shootouts between two giants? Well, the same applies to JavaScript performance between Apple’s iOS4 and Google’s Android 2.2 update, where some tests were run by the folks over at Ars Technica, and boy were the results [...]
HTC To Complete Android 2.2 Rollout By Christmas
07/06/2010, Can’t wait to get your HTC device updated to Android 2.2 FroYo? Depending on which device you own, you might have to wait a little while. While we’ve already heard that the HTC Desire could be getting FroYo as early [...]
